Happy Spring!!! Thrashers and kilt making

We have has some crazy weather, as most of you all have too! Snow!!! We do get some snow here occasionally, maybe every couple of years... but it was down right comin down... and it was exciting!!
just as we were getting all ready for spring and things we a bloomin... we had a crazy storm... it did not stick at all but it was pretty fun while it lasted.

We just finished our spring break and had some good times... this state is funny, and maybe it is like this in other states to, but what they say here is " if you don't like the weather... wait five minutes". Which I think is so true... because last week we went on a hike in Sedona and it was hot, and i sat out in the sun and got a little sun burnt, and then the next day it was snowing....

So I am not from the east coast, and have only visited New York and Connecticut, but my BFF told me about these fries that they have on the coast,  and they are called Thrashers. Well they must be delicious, and secret... because usually on a search on the Internet i can usually find some sort of recipe of whatever it is that I'm looking for.  But there was nothing except that they use apple cider vinegar and NO ketchup... so I thought I would give it a go and see if they could be made by baking them... well so I just cut up a bunch of potatoes and tossed them in some olive oil and kosher salt and baked at 400 for a long time til they were really crunchy and then doused them with apple cider vinegar and.... They were DELICIOUS!!!! I can't even imagine what the real thing taste like...

We also had a great St. Patricks Day... I love a good corned beef and cabbage and I made some Irish soda bread and of course some mint chip ice cream and Killian's Irish Red beer. Of course, i completely forgot to take any pictures until the end of our good friends, that had just gotten back from living in Peru and Ecuador for 6 months.... so that was really fun hearing there adventures that i forgot to take pics of the actual meal... oh well have to try it again next year...

Oh I almost forgot about my husband, and that he said he would wear a kilt if i could find him one... well of course living in a super small town... there were no kilt stores around, so I had to got down to the ol'e walmart(our only fabric store around) and you know if you have ever been there, that they have a very limited supply, so I got the only plaid that they had and looked on you tube to see if I could make a kilt... well in the short time before my company arrived... this is what i came up with.... so I may have to again try again for next year... or start working on another and maybe it will be done before next year...

have a great day!!! and Happy Spring